An Article by M.R. (674 words, 4 min. read) At Agial Art Gallery, from November 6 to December 20, Afaf Zurayk’s A Breath unfolds as a silent hymn to existence. Each canvas rests between inhalation and exhalation, between the appearing and the vanishing. White fields receive the gentlest movement of brush and line, forming what feels less like…

An Article by C.J. (832 words, 4 min. read) In the heart of Gemmayzeh, where art and resilience intertwine, Art on 56th celebrates thirteen luminous years of dedication to contemporary art with a new collective exhibition titled Landscape Conversations. Curated by Noha Wadi Moharram, the gallery’s founder and guiding spirit, this exhibition reflects both…

An Article by Our French Correspondent L.D. (712 words, 4 min. read) Born in September 1864 in the quiet countryside of Arsy in northern France, Séraphine Louis entered the world in modest surroundings. Her mother passed away when Séraphine was only a year old; her father died before she had reached seven. Left…

An Article by D.M. (800 words, 4 min. read) In the age of self-inflicted drama, one cannot help but wonder when exactly did beauty become a crime in Lebanese art. Galleries are nowadays filled with monstrous bodies, twisted faces, and canvases that appear to have been wounded rather than painted. There’s a certain pride in this distortion, as if…

An Article by D.M. (755 words, 4 min. read) Movements of Abstraction, presented at the USEK Museum from October 9 to November 30, brings together a distinguished selection of works that retrace the evolution of abstraction in Lebanon between the 1950s and the 1970s. This period marked a turning point in the…